A takeaway delivery driver has been murdered by a group of young people in the capital. Simon San was sitting in a car outside his workplace when he was attacked on Wednesday evening. Police are appealing for witnesses.

Detective Chief Inspector Gareth Blair said: "This was an unprovoked attack that has resulted in the tragic death of a man who was simply going about his daily business as normal, and we are making an urgent appeal for witnesses to help us trace those responsible.

"Anyone who was in the area of Lochend Avenue last [Wednesday] night, who either witnessed the assault or noticed a group of youths close to the Loch Inn pub, should contact police as a matter of urgency."

Opposition councillors have attacked the Edinburgh Outlook newspaper, saying it has become a tool for the Lib Dem/SNP administration, reports the Evening News. Edinburgh Outlook has scrapped its policy of not featuring elected politicians and has recently included articles written by council leader Jenny Dawe and featuring the boss of Transport Initiatives Edinburgh.

Police have said that the actions of two young boys who pushed the wheelchair of a pensioner suffering from cerebral palsy on to a busy road were "not only cruel and insensitive, but incredibly dangerous". The police are looking for two boys aged nine or 10 years old who were on Dundee Street on Wednesday.

Napier University could implement as many as 100 compulsory redundancies over the next two years as it looks to save £4.8m. Some 89 staff have already accepted redundancy payments.

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Paul Edie has a brief report from Wednesday's Edinburgh Community Safety Partnership meeting.